Insect repeller



June9,1936. M COUNQL 204mm I INSECT REPELLER Filed Dec. 6, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor E M .Cm um/f/ 1 Patented June 9, 1936 INSECT EEPELLER.

Henry Marvin Council, Atlanta, Ga.

Application December 6, 1934, Serial No. 756,323

'2 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in insect repellers and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a device comprising a novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts through the medium of which mosquitoes, flies and other insects may be kept from annoying persons reposing in a bed, thus permitting sound, restful sleep to be had.

Another important object of the invention is to provide an insect repelling device of the aforementioned character comprising a plurality of rotating arms which are adapted to be swung upwardly to an out of the way position when not in use and to facilitate getting into and out of the bed.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a device of the character described which will be simple in construction, strong, durable, efiicient and reliable in use, compact, attractive in appearance and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of an insect. repelling device constructed in accordance with the present invention, showing the same sus pended in position for operation above a bed.

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view, taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, looking downwardly, as indicated by the arrows.

Figure 3 is a detail view in vertical section through the motor housing.

Figure 4 is a detail view in vertical section through the hinge joint of one of the rotating arms, taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a detail view in vertical transverse section through one of the arms, taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a detail view in side elevation of the hinge Joint of one of the rotating arms.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a housing I which is suspended by a tubular support 2 from a ceiling 3 above a bed 4. Depending from the housing I is a tubular shaft housing 5 in which a tubular shaft 6 is rotatably mounted.

Mounted in the housing I is a motor I which is operatively connected to the tubular shaft 6 by gears 8. Conductor wires 9 enter the housing I through the tubular support 2 for energizing the electric motor 1. Conductor wires I0 from the motor circuit extend through the tubular shaft 6 to a switch I I for controlling the motor 1.

Fixed on the lower end portion of the tubular shaft 6 is a spider I2 from the free end portions of the legs of which ears I3 rise. It will be noted that the legs of the spider I2 project beyond the periphery of the annular housing I. Journalled between each pair of ears I3, as on pins I4, are arms I5 which, when in lowered or operative position, extend horizontally above the bed 4 in the manner illustrated to advantage in Figure 1 of the drawings. The construction and arrangement is such that the arms I5 are supported in horizontal position on the legs of the spider I2. I

The substantially rounded inner ends I6 (see Figure 6) of the arms I5 permit said arms to be swung upwardly to an out of the way position when desired, as indicated in broken lines in Figure 1 of the drawings. When in inoperative position it will be observed that the arms I5 rest by gravity against the annular housing I.

At spaced points eye screws H are anchored in the lower sides of the arms l5. The reference numeral I8 designates strips of suitable flexible material which are connected by rings I9 (see Figure 5) to the eye screws Il.

It is thought that the operation of the device will be readily apparent. When not in use, or when it is desired to get into or out of the bed 4, the arms I5 are swung upwardly from the position shown in full lines in Figure 1 of the drawings to the position shown in broken lines in said Figure 1. After getting in bed, the occupant of the bed swings the arms downwardly to operative position and then, through the medium of. the

switch II, energizes the electric motor I. When thus energized, the motor I rotates the arms I5 with the flexible strips 18 suspended therefrom in a horizontal plane above the bed and the occupant of said bed.

It is believed that the many advantages of an insect repeller constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood, and although a preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. An insect repeller of the class described comprising a housing, means for suspending the housing from a support, a tubular housing depending from the first named housing, a shaft rotatably mounted in the tubular housing, a motor mounted in the first named housing and operatively connected to the shaft, a spider fixed on the lower end portion of the tubular shaft, pairs of ears rising from the free end portions of the legs of the spider, arms journalled for swinging movement between the pairs of ears and engageable on the legs of the spider for support in a at spaced points, to said arms.

2. An insect repelier comprising an annular housing suspended from a support, a spider rotatably mounted beneath the housing in spaced relation thereto, the legs of said spider projecting beyond the periphery of the housing, a motor mounted in said housing, means connecting the spider to said motor for actuation thereby, arms pivotally mounted for swinging movement in a vertical plane on the free end portions of the legs of the. spider and adapted to rest by gravity against the housing when in inoperative position,

HENRY MARVIN COUNCIL. 

